tailieunhanh - Advanced SEAL Delivery System

The Deep Submergence Directorate (PMS 395) of the Naval Sea Systems Command asked RAND to undertake a brief analysis examining the technical, managerial, and cost issues in preparation for followon production of the Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS). This documented briefing presents the study findings. This study was conducted within the Acquisition and Technology Policy Center | RAND National Defense Research Institute PREFACE The Deep Submergence Directorate PMS 395 of the Naval Sea Systems Command asked RAND to undertake a brief analysis examining the technical managerial and cost issues in preparation for follow-on production of the Advanced SEAL Delivery System ASDS . This documented briefing presents the study findings. This study was conducted within the Acquisition and Technology Policy Center of RAND s National Defense Research Institute NDRI . NDRI is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense the Joint Staff the unified commands and the defense agencies. iii CONTENTS Preface. iii Acknowledgments. vii Introduction. 1 Outline. 3 Technical Issues. 4 Cost-Reduction Initiatives. 16 Program Management. 25 Recommendations. 32